Commander. April 1984. Master Menu. EDUCATION SECTOR: B*A*S*I*C Training: Beginner's Introduction to Commodore BASIC Programming- GENERAL (Jonathan Secaur) What does a dollar sign mean to your computer? The answer may be worth more than money., BASIC Education: Programming for Learning, Part IV- Getting Into Inputs- C-64 & VIC-20 (Application Program) (Andy Van Duyne) Interactive educational programs require well-defined input techniques to accept student responses. Example routines are presented, along with an illustrative program musical ear-training., Electronic Blackboard- C-64/GENERAL (Educational Software Reviews) (Maryanne Dodd) In honor of springtime, a variety bouquet of software is reviewed- including a computerized introduction to the C-64, a vocabulary building game, and a multi-level math series., Data Organization for the VIC-20: Part IV- VIC-20 (Arthur J. Dudley) An examination of arrays completes our series on how BASIC stores data variables. REVIEWS AND RECREATION SECTOR: BINGO Caller- C-64 (Game Program) (Jim Bernard) A modern way to play one of the most popular games of chance., Along the Adventure Game Trail- GENERAL (Reviews) (Fred Dart) What makes a good adventure game? Some crucial features and a few of the best game programs are described., The KoalaPad Touch Tablet: How To Bear With It-Part I: Overview- C-64 & VIC-20 (Review) The perfect input device for the artistically-inclined non-typists is reviewed., KoalaPad-Part II: Using "Koala Painter" Picture Files- C-64 (Utility Program) (George R. Gaukel) For advanced programmers-how to make further use of the KoalaPad pictures after they are stored on disk., Rescue- VIC-20 with Joystick (Game Program) (Mike Scharland) Our Junior Programmer's contributions this month is a rather sophisticated VIC-20 game with custom characters and a non-violent theme. FEATURES SECTOR: Colin's Column- VIC-20 & C-64 (Colin F. Thompson) A guide tour through the VIC-20's memory blocks provides all you ever wanted to know about the structure of RAM and ROM, but were afraid to remember; plus tidbits for C-64 users., Command Post- C-64 & VIC-20 (Utility Program) (Jim Grubbs) Complementing last month's column, add transmitting capability ot your ham-computer setup; also a look at log-in software., Explorations With Assembly Language- C-64 & VIC-20 (Utility Program) (Eric Giguere) Start our newly-constituted assembly language series with an easy-to-use disassembler/monitor written in BASIC., Introducting COMMODORE'S B-SERIES- GENERAL (Howard Rotenberg) A restyled keyboard and powerful Extended BASIC are among the exciting features of Commodore's new family of business computers. HARD SECTOR DEPARTMENTS: News Releases, "Reviewed in COMMANDER", Letters to COMMANDER, REM's to Readers (from COMMANDER's staff), Advertiser's Index. NOTE: COMMANDER is an independent publication, and has no formal relationship with Commodore Business Machines, Inc. other than as a paid advertister. Submission of a manuscript by an author is considered as an offer of exclusive publication rights. Opinions expressed by writers in articles and reviews are not necessarily those of COMMANDER. STAFF: Publisher- Thomas L. Rosenbaum, Editor- Donald Elman, Publication Manager- Cindy J, Shackleford, Marketing & Advertising- Elizabeth K. Stean, Director, Lori E. Clark, Circulation- Mary Osborn- Director, Dee Anderson, Eva R. Jones, Design and Production- Scott A. Macdonald, Technical Consultants- John P. Gabbard, George R. Gaukel, Howard Rotenberg, Colin F. Thompson. PUBLISHED BY: COMMANDER is published monthly by: MICRO SYSTEMS SPECIALTIES, P.O. Box 98827, Tacoma, Washington 98498.

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